Oldenburg International Film Festival
The Oldenburg International Film Festival, sometimes named as the European Sundance,[1] has covered the international movie scene in all aspects since 1994. It is held in Oldenburg, Germany. Its open-minded approach leads to a mixture of movie premieres and original independent productions. Innovation and contrarian ideas are some features of the festival.
History[edit]
Rated among the top 5 Film Festivals worldwide for Independent Films by American film critic Chris Gore in his esteemed 'Ultimate Film Festival Guide', and ranked »Top 25 Coolest Festivals in the World« by MovieMaker, Oldenburg has fostered its success with a strong commitment to innovative and independent filmmaking.
Among the guests of honor were Alex Cox, Frank Oz, James B. Harris, Tim Hunter, Belgian cult director Harry Kümel, Jim McBride, Philippe de Broca, Andrzej Żuławski, Ken Russell, Jerry Schatzberg and Ovidio G. Assonitis who have all attended the festival for the retrospectives of their work. Icíar Bollaín, Seymour Cassel, Asia Argento, Stacy Cochran, Richard Stanley, Ben Gazzara, Larry Clark, Tim Blake Nelson as well as Luke and Andrew Wilson have attended the festival for tributes in their honor.
Internationally acclaimed films, such as Park Chan-wook’s The Handmaiden, Takeshi Kitano’s Kids Return, David Cronenberg’s Spider, Kevin Spacey’s Albino Alligator, Steven Soderbergh’s Out of Sight, Larry Clark’s Ken Park, Luke and Andrew Wilson’s The Wendell Baker Story, and The Fountain by Darren Aronofsky or indie hits like Larry Fessenden’s Habit, Cory McAbee’s The American Astronaut, Michael Polish’s Northfork, Paul Provenza’s The Aristocrats, Susan Buice and Arin Crumley’s Four Eyed Monsters or The Guatemalan Handshake by Todd Rohal, received their German premiere in Oldenburg.
1994:
Nancy Savoca
1995:
Katt Shea
1996: (none)
1997:
Icíar Bollaín
1989:
Seymour Cassel
1999:
Asia Argento
2000:
Stacy Cochran
2002:
Édouard Niermans
2003:
Larry Clark
2004:
Tim Blake Nelson
2006:
Peter Fleischmann
2007:
Stacy Keach
2010:
Timothy Bottoms
2011:
Roger Fritz
2012: (none)
2013:
Bobcat Goldthwait
2014: (none)
2015:
Joanna Cassidy
2017:
Lou Diamond Phillips
2018:
Keith Carradine
2020: (none)
2021:
Mattie Do
2022:
Andrea Rau
1999: Noah Stern — The Invisibles — USA, 1999
2001: Buket Alakuş — Anam — Germany, 2001
2002: — Anacardium (Deranged)) — USA, 2001
Scott Thomas
2004: — Hardcore — Greece, 2003
Dennis Iliadis
2007: Jan Hinrik Drevs — Underdogs — Germany, 2006/2007
2009: Judi Krant — Made in China — USA, 2009
2011: K. Lorrel Manning — Happy New Year — USA, 2011
2013: David Perrault — Our Heroes Died Tonight (Nos heros sont morts ce soir) — France, 2013
2014: Michal Samir — Hany — Czech Republic, 2014
2016: — The Apprentice (Çirak) — Turkey, 2016
Emre Konuk
2018: — Vremennye trudnosti — Russia, 2018
Mikhal Raskhodnikov
2020: Miles Hargrove — — USA
Miracle Fishing
2021: Scott Monahan — Anchorage — USA
2022: John Connors — — Ireland